3 hours ago, Evil Doctor T said:You say that but a large proportion of the units I face are 1 defense infantry
Maybe it would come in more useful if my opponents started stacking heavy units but I find the reaping blade + rank discipline combo more flexible
Obviously it depends on the opponents you face. I usually see a little of everything. None in my area go crazy in the $ category and get all infantry or all siege type thing.
11 hours ago, Curlycross said:In one game maro brought 16 trays for me once
Well, that's a strategy that sounds interesting, but will require a second job to afford.
15 hours ago, Evil Doctor T said:You say that but a large proportion of the units I face are 1 defense infantry
Maybe it would come in more useful if my opponents started stacking heavy units but I find the reaping blade + rank discipline combo more flexible
This is fairly my experience too. Except for me all the players in my area have built their armies off of multiple core boxes. So I see a lot of 9-tray spearmen and 6 tray archers, and even 9 tray reanimates, usually backed up by just a smattering of Oathsworn or one or two single lancers. I never face units of Rune Golems anymore now that my Death Caller has done the rounds. Counting Latari as core box, one opponent I play against fields a unit of Deepwood archers. So for high armor, all I see is heroes, and Oathsworn or spearmen that rock the armor action modifier or maybe shieldwall. So that doesn't make Duskblade altogether useless, but does limit its utility.
I face a lot of Daqan so breaking the spearstar requires a combo of duskblade/CI and deaths grasp. I find it less helpful against uthuk and waiqar (though it shuts down slurm team nicely).
The thing about reaping blade is if you face a high armor unit you could just as easily cut its armor with duskblade, and if its low armor you'll do more damage at two threat than 1 wound. Plus Ardus can't borrow the effect. Reaping blade is more cost effective, at 4 points to 14, and it's a good combo in the right place. I would say a small DK unit wants reaping blade a big DK want DuskbladeCI.
On 12/9/2017 at 9:53 AM, Elliphino said:Well, that's a strategy that sounds interesting, but will require a second job to afford.
Nah, I used fill ins. My roommates spearman, my opponent's husband's spearmen
On 10/12/2017 at 10:07 AM, Jukey said:I face a lot of Daqan so breaking the spearstar requires a combo of duskblade/CI and deaths grasp. I find it less helpful against uthuk and waiqar (though it shuts down slurm team nicely).
The thing about reaping blade is if you face a high armor unit you could just as easily cut its armor with duskblade, and if its low armor you'll do more damage at two threat than 1 wound. Plus Ardus can't borrow the effect. Reaping blade is more cost effective, at 4 points to 14, and it's a good combo in the right place. I would say a small DK unit wants reaping blade a big DK want DuskbladeCI.
I think at the end of the day the decision comes down to what you face a lot in your games
I'd also agree on the small unit wanting reaping blade and large wanting duskblade, so it comes down to personal preference on how you like to run the unit and what it is doing in your list
It's one of the great things about this game that there isn't one 'right' way to run a unit